This Weekend I Have … 2 and a Half Hours, and I Love Wordy Songs

Beautiful, clever and viciously perceptive, “Falsettos” won two Tonys when it debuted in 1992, and this fantastic 2016 revival earned five nominations of its own. Christian Borle is Marvin, a man who still wants a “tight-knit family” with his son (Anthony Rosenthal); his ex-wife, Trina (Stephanie J. Block); and his boyfriend, Whizzer (Andrew Rannells, superb).

The show captures the kind of self-absorption that makes New York stories New York stories, but the characters are still vivid, even endearing. Act I is set in 1979, and is wry and zippy; Act II, set in 1981, is devastating.

… 6 Hours, and I Like Action Dramas

If you like cat-and-mouse or fugitive stories, but you wish those shows invested more in character depth, try this tense, binge-worthy six-part Australian series. Lola (Rebecca Gibney) and Chelsea (Geraldine Hakewill) are two strangers who ride the same bus. One night while waiting at a bus stop, they find themselves entangled in a carjacking gone awry, and suddenly they’ve been kidnapped — and things get very complicated and surprising from there. Think a cross between “Thelma & Louise” and “Homeland.”

… Many Hours, and I Love Gymnastics

This fizzy teen gymnastics soap ran for only three seasons, and its 48 episodes go by in a flip-filled breeze. The series begins as a scrappy gymnast joins an elite squad at a new gym, where nobody likes her very much. As the show progresses, it becomes less about that team’s infighting and more about the personal challenges each girl faces. There’s a lot of huffing and puffing and glaring, especially from the mean girl — but best character — Lauren (Cassie Scerbo).